Media Advisory - Pan American Games and Olympic triathlon champion, Simon Whitfield joins CIBC employees to help kids-in-need on

Media Advisory - Pan American Games and Olympic triathlon champion, Simon
Whitfield joins CIBC employees to help kids-in-need on CIBC Miracle Day
VANCOUVER, Dec. 4, 2012 /CNW/ - CIBC (CM: TSX) (CM: NYSE) On Wednesday,
December 5, CIBC's wholesale banking employees and Olympic triathlon champion
Simon Whitfield will join CIBC employees on CIBC Miracle Day to help raise
millions for kids-in-need.
Photo and Interview Opportunity:
Who: Simon Whitfield
CIBC Traders
Representatives of Canuck Place Children's Hospice
What: Join Simon Whitfield as he joins CIBC employees and makes calls
to clients to help raise money for children's charities.
CIBC Miracle Day is one of Canada's largest single-day
fundraiser for children's charities in Canada.
When: Wednesday, December 5, 2012
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. - Simon Whitfield on CIBC's trading floor
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. - Cheque presentations to children's charities
with Simon Whitfield
Accredited media must preregister to join Simon Whitfield on CIBC's
trading floor. To register please contact Erin Truax - 403-819-7977 /
erin.truax@cibc.com
WHY: For the past 28 years, CIBC Miracle Day has supported and
improved the quality of life for Canadian children. Whether a
hot meal to start the day, extra help with schoolwork, a place
to turn to in a crisis, or the fulfillment of a child's special
wish - the joint efforts of CIBC employees and clients have
helped thousands of children in need. In 2011, more than $4.1
million was raised in Canada for children's charities and nearly
$65 million since it began in 1984.
About CIBC Miracle Day
CIBC Miracle Day is the annual flagship fundraising event for the CIBC
Children's Foundation. On CIBC Miracle Day, CIBC's wholesale banking employees
and participating CIBC Wood Gundy Investment Advisors donate their fees and
commissions to organizations that support kids in our communities. Through the
efforts of employees and clients $4.1 million was raised in Canada in 2011,
for a total of nearly $65 million donated to hundreds of children's charities
across Canada since 1984. To learn more, visit www.cibc.com/miracleday.
About CIBC
CIBC is committed to supporting causes that matter to our clients, our
employees and our communities. We aim to make a difference in communities
through corporate donations, sponsorships and the volunteer spirit of
employees. With a strategic focus on Kids, Cures and Community, and employee
commitment to causes including the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run
for the Cure, the CIBC Children's Foundation and United Way, we are investing
in the social and economic development of communities across the country. In
2011, CIBC group of companies contributedmore than$35 million to
charitable and non-profit initiatives in Canada to support national, regional
and local organizations. CIBC is Lead Partner of the TORONTO 2015 Pan/Parapan
American Games. To learn more, visit www.cibc.com
Erin Truax, Senior Manager, Community Investment, CIBC erin.truax@cibc.com | C
403-819-7977
SOURCE: CIBC World Markets Children's Foundation
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